Can't boot to windows after installing linux

[Creategonist]

I decided to try out linux to see how it feels. I didn't want to install it on my laptop storage, so i did it on USB. After going through the instalation process and testing linux, i can't go back to windows from the BIOs menu, and it would show me only the USB in the boot settings.

How to fix this?

 

[Brickwizard]

I didn't want to install it on my laptop storage, so i did it on USB

switch off [NOT SLEEP] your machine, remove USB drive and re-start

 

[Creategonist]

This causes to boot me into BIOs menu, nothing more.

 

[Brickwizard]

Did you change your boot order settings in the Bios? Or did you use the short boot menu [usually F12 depending on machine]

 

[Brickwizard]

This causes to boot me into BIOs menu, nothing more.

when you remove the USB the machine should default to normal boot sequence, are you sure you installed Linux to the USB drive and not to the main drive by mistake?

 

[Brickwizard]

if you are sure you have not deleted windows then follow the following instructions for your windows build

Recovery options in Windows - Microsoft Support

Learn about the recovery options in Windows. Find out how to reset your PC, go back to a previous version of Windows, or use media to reinstall Windows.

support.microsoft.com

 

[Creategonist]

when you remove the USB the machine should default to normal boot sequence, are you sure you installed Linux to the USB drive and not to the main drive by mistake?

Im sure. I even removed the usb while using linux and the os would go into black screen, being unreaponsive until i restared pc

 

[Creategonist]

And i didn't tinker with boot order while installing linux

 

[Brickwizard]

I even removed the usb while using linux

that alone would suggest you have installed it to the main drive, try the windows' recovery instructions i gave you the link to

 

[xodsuefk]

The standard process of installing linux on the main drive involves flashing a usb drive, booting from it and then proceeding with installation steps. Unless you had a second USB for installing on the first one or something similar you 100% overwrote your windows.

 

[Thunderpants]

I've had success with 'boot-repair-disk' for automatically fixing boot problems.

boot-repair-disk

Download boot-repair-disk for free. A rescue disk that includes the Boot Repair tool. See http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair-cd/home

sourceforge.net

 

[CaffeineAddict]

This problem is probably resolved already but the easiest fix is to boot Windows installation from USB and run "Fix my computer" option which will rewrite boot loader.